Posted by Geezer on June 24, 2002, at 15:57:28
Called Lilley customer service, re: release date on Duloxetin, this afternoon. I was told by the nice young lady who took my call, the target release date for the new drug is 2003. Screwed again by the FDA.
It is just amazing - the FDA totally ignores the SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH done long term in Europe, with large numbers of participants in the study group, then requires a 6 to 8 week study here. They follow this up with bureaucratic nonsense that delays release for years. The FDA is nothing more than a LABELING agency, why do they have to be such an obstacle to medical progress? Maybe its time to stop placing all the blame on the evil, greedy drug companies - let's let the FDA and the Tort Lawyers have their share.
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